19.05.12

Though many of us have dreamed of marathon gaming sessions in custom-built home theaters with wall-sized HD projection, ergonomically correct massage chairs and glorious surround sound, it's a lot more likely that most of us are sitting too close to a monitor on a sofa with permanent ass-indentations. Or maybe an oversized beanbag if it's a "Mom's Basement" scenario. Chances are, a lot of us are in apartments, or at least in places where a realistic barrage of explosions, volleys of gunfire, or "Hey! Listen!" would not be appreciated by most of the co-inhabitants.

And dammit, we would all do well to remember that being able to play videogames at any volume is a luxury which we should not take for granted. However, that doesn't mean we can't try to maximize the experience as much as we can within the confines of the space we have. And the obvious thing to do, when faced with limitations on how much sound you can pump into a room is to cut out the middle man and pump it directly into your own ears.

Source: Gameranx